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Thread #84540 Message #2723735
Posted By: RTim
14-Sep-09 - 07:32 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Boney Was a Warrior (chantey)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Boney Was a Warrior
Repeating the verse line is called - Stringing Out, and is what a not very good shantyman would do. The better singers always rhymed and made up verses. So - who are you to say that something collected 100 years ago is suspect!!